to ace

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYWNl&hash=059ed734b5312bdf5ff70935a797acdbfb06046b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to commence

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29tbWVuY2U&hash=5adcb816b0d1f0cdb886cfdc30654be19233fa0d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

hectic

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aGVjdGlj&hash=61f781722f784a5872cf96ca440c66930196e20b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

monotonous

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bW9ub3Rvbm91cw&hash=434121518dad558e18eaad7a4eadb95fd63332f6&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

stimulating

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3RpbXVsYXRpbmc&hash=ac1b5abc3a448987ccbe39c312be4a5dff6b463a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

tedious

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dGVkaW91cw&hash=ee17245483d154644ce709ca047a7358a6ac40ad&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

underemployed

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dW5kZXJlbXBsb3llZA&hash=d6ba28333eec449fb007ff8a46cb7a937b0fb3dc&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

boardroom

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Ym9hcmRyb29t&hash=0b5f1b2171c24fd21014e967da57502dd56209d7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

sick leave

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2ljayBsZWF2ZQ&hash=fdb09628b162708f4a2f2646aa00022199317481&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

maternity leave

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bWF0ZXJuaXR5IGxlYXZl&hash=143f1a71e5ad7d3e8e4255487a3b00a0938d57a9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

discrimination

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGlzY3JpbWluYXRpb24&hash=5167636f5a5f389e33671e6f40984c340d8c3cd5&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

pension

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cGVuc2lvbg&hash=0f998ff919f4b59c8f5b55fdac67f03876dad8cf&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

workload

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=d29ya2xvYWQ&hash=20eec2b9139af5c23a3d8597b1e680d474a517a8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

increment

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW5jcmVtZW50&hash=2302ebbd0060848f269d61dfa5ddbc3d34b4f0a8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to [get] off the ground

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ2V0IG9mZiB0aGUgZ3JvdW5k&hash=9baaafb158c94f7496ba5d1633e501a2852e0843&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

flexitime

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZmxleGl0aW1l&hash=7d5cc6ba2b93a64754d6c87185d0113e52948871&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

nine to five

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bmluZSB0byBmaXZl&hash=2f7dd781d78ae2170746008e421133658c279dab&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

perk

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cGVyaw&hash=8bef4d64aff363637f1a0828bcc7b85c85efa977&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to embark on

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZW1iYXJrIG9u&hash=cc9b79047082a5fdac9f4d77bdfe6a3c1b9d0a96&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to ensure

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZW5zdXJl&hash=7f70d57526af135fc5fbb42306fe81276a938eea&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

telecommuting

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dGVsZWNvbW11dGluZw&hash=bf3cf439a020d8ac4113070c198438606095d31b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

businesslike

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YnVzaW5lc3NsaWtl&hash=8ce0ca2516fa85d4c86e4ceb527e154907673703&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

dress code

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZHJlc3MgY29kZQ&hash=d75d5cb7f61943a5449be5721572e89e0d21dcf1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to execute

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZXhlY3V0ZQ&hash=20f90ad01c87876da8fae13498fcbb89dbab2346&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

chore

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y2hvcmU&hash=e552ce81371e3ce33afc3c40790fd1a2e20dc348&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to facilitate

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZmFjaWxpdGF0ZQ&hash=8e17fb426ae3d00b4883988ee485f430525c73fa&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

obstacle

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b2JzdGFjbGU&hash=b79b458db71ea23bc0a69bfa4798d191f1b93f71&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

expense

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZXhwZW5zZQ&hash=c809ed62bc10db916bb91120701c308b3db72c66&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to implement

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaW1wbGVtZW50&hash=d5cb189b2d4d4578e25b86f919de3a1aa7a95532&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

The idiom "have one's work cut out for someone" is used to express that someone has a challenging or demanding task ahead of them. The origin of this expression can be traced back to the practice of tailoring or dressmaking. When a tailor had a piece of fabric already cut out for a particular garment, it meant that the most time-consuming and difficult part of the work was already done.

What is the origin of the idiom "have one's work cut out for someone" and when to use it?

to [have] {one's} work cut out for {sb}

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaGF2ZSBvbmUncyB3b3JrIGN1dCBvdXQgZm9yIHNvbWVib2R5&hash=9d15b7e539a6967693b30d933952f6d52d9042a8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to smooth

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc21vb3Ro&hash=0592a6f3d7d51eb22360225c194c79804366bb44&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to conduct

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29uZHVjdA&hash=6d8464ab01d94c4f06ee6a6c7a81c291617ff944&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

competitive salary

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29tcGV0aXRpdmUgc2FsYXJ5&hash=1d352c5af616f76b5a877ecb6cfdd5c87411d955&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

Work Performance & Conditions